Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing was 98.13 million Person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
98.13 million Person
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
2nd
of 3 regions
All-time high
98.13 million Person
in 2023
All-time low
86.72 million Person
in 2006
Years of data
17
2006–2023
Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2006–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Person.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 98.13 million Person for pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 98.13 million Person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.72 million Person, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 86.72 million Person | — |
| 2008 | 89.52 million Person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 90.24 million Person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 91.20 million Person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 91.66 million Person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.85 million Person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.08 million Person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.49 million Person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 92.86 million Person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.18 million Person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.43 million Person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.42 million Person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.20 million Person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 96.11 million Person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 96.38 million Person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.27 million Person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.13 million Person | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.83 million Person | 86.72 million Person | 90.24 million Person | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.84 million Person | 91.20 million Person | 95.20 million Person | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.72 million Person | 96.11 million Person | 98.13 million Person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 98.13 million Person in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.13 million Person in 2023.
- What is the lowest pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.72 million Person in 2006.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2023.
- Is pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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